This article addresses the debate over abstinence only programs. It includes statistics about American teens and the birth rate. The article also mentions various groups and clubs adolescents all over the country participate in. The article discusses the funding set aside by the government in order to educate teens in abstinence education and the restrictions set aside as to not teach methods of contraception and sexually transmitted diseases. There are graphs and charts provided to show the data from studies about abstinence education and the number of teens sexually active. The article also addresses questions one might have about abstinence education such as does it work, is it beneficial, and do contraception programs encourage teen sex. It also gives background as to the acts and laws passed by the legislature in effect with abstinence.
I was shocked to find that America has the highest teen birth rate. Granted this article is from 1998, but it is not hard to believe that the United State could have the highest birth rate among teens and unwed couples. Also I found it interesting that there were so many abstinence programs out there that are funded by the government. I knew that there was a controversy concerning sex education but I did not realize how wide spread it was and how many groups there were to support both sides. Overall I found the article interesting and very factual.
Catholic Schools of Rhode Island: Diocese of Providence[2]
This is the main page for the diocese of Providence. It wasn't really an article as more of an informational page meant to boast the catholic religion. It mentions that the diocese of Providence runs all the catholic schools in Rhode Island. From the side navigation it is obvious that there is a tuition, making it a private school. Basically this page is meant to make the diocese look good, but also gave a biased background to the catholic schools.
This page wasn't very important to my presentation. It was a starting point for me to find out about catholic schools. It gave me a brief description of what was expected in a catholic school and gave me basic information. Overall it was very biased and not very useful.
This was an opinion essay. It starts by addressing the history of sex education in catholic schools. It is an extremely biased piece about sex education in school. The article mentions many psychologists and psychiatrists and their findings on sex education in schools. The article continues, saying that sex education should be taught at home by the parents. The author of the article claims that the respectable catholic people such as the bishops and sisters that teach at a catholic school would be embarrassed to bring up the topic of sex education and therefore could not teach it properly. Basically the article says that sex education is taboo and should not be talked about in catholic schools whatsoever.
This article seemed a bit ridiculous to me. I find it hard to believe mature men and women could not muster the "courage" to teach young people about the safe way to have sex. It struck me as funny reading that sex education was considered pornography in the late 20's and early 30's. It is clear that this is an opinion piece due to its extremely biased conclusion. However, I did find the information presented, even though biased, very useful because I provided a real side to what people think about sex education.
This article basically explains the different types of sex education out there and gives statistics about what percentage of Americans think about the different types of sex education. This article was written from the data obtained by a survey. There are other findings from the survey further in the article covering such topics as the way abstinence is broadly viewed, whether girls or boys are more prepared for sexual issues, and the issue of a double standard between boys and girls when it comes to waiting for sex.
I found this article very helpful. It was written from data collected from a survey put out by NPR. I found it interesting that the majority of people polled thought there should be an abstinence plus program- where students are taught abstinence but also about contraception- or a regular sex education class teaching about contraception and safe ways to go about having sex. It was a very informative article that gave me a lot of background information about sex education in American schools.
Sex Education in Schools: What is Your Teen Taught about Sex at School?[5]
This article was what came up when you type 'sex education in school' into Google. It is information that most parents would stumble upon. The article addresses exactly what it says in the title, what teens are taught about sex in school. It goes on to mention the different types of sex education, focusing on basic sex education and the abstinence-until-married program. It goes into detail explaining both types thoroughly. Overall the article is brief but effective.
I found this article useful because it provided an example of what parents could be reading. It does a good job of describing the two chosen programs of sex education, however it doesn't touch upon the other programs that could be taught. I think it does a good explaining the two but leaves readers misinformed about how many types of sex education are out there.
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^ Kathy Koch, “CQ Researcher Online - Sex Education,” July 10, 1998.
Research Question: How does sex education differ in public and private schools?
Contributed by: Samantha Wagner
Include an APA citation, a summary, and a reaction for each article. DELETE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WHEN DONE
Encouraging Teen Abstinence[1]
This article addresses the debate over abstinence only programs. It includes statistics about American teens and the birth rate. The article also mentions various groups and clubs adolescents all over the country participate in. The article discusses the funding set aside by the government in order to educate teens in abstinence education and the restrictions set aside as to not teach methods of contraception and sexually transmitted diseases. There are graphs and charts provided to show the data from studies about abstinence education and the number of teens sexually active. The article also addresses questions one might have about abstinence education such as does it work, is it beneficial, and do contraception programs encourage teen sex. It also gives background as to the acts and laws passed by the legislature in effect with abstinence.I was shocked to find that America has the highest teen birth rate. Granted this article is from 1998, but it is not hard to believe that the United State could have the highest birth rate among teens and unwed couples. Also I found it interesting that there were so many abstinence programs out there that are funded by the government. I knew that there was a controversy concerning sex education but I did not realize how wide spread it was and how many groups there were to support both sides. Overall I found the article interesting and very factual.
Catholic Schools of Rhode Island: Diocese of Providence[2]
This is the main page for the diocese of Providence. It wasn't really an article as more of an informational page meant to boast the catholic religion. It mentions that the diocese of Providence runs all the catholic schools in Rhode Island. From the side navigation it is obvious that there is a tuition, making it a private school. Basically this page is meant to make the diocese look good, but also gave a biased background to the catholic schools.This page wasn't very important to my presentation. It was a starting point for me to find out about catholic schools. It gave me a brief description of what was expected in a catholic school and gave me basic information. Overall it was very biased and not very useful.
Sex Education and Catholic Schools[3]
This was an opinion essay. It starts by addressing the history of sex education in catholic schools. It is an extremely biased piece about sex education in school. The article mentions many psychologists and psychiatrists and their findings on sex education in schools. The article continues, saying that sex education should be taught at home by the parents. The author of the article claims that the respectable catholic people such as the bishops and sisters that teach at a catholic school would be embarrassed to bring up the topic of sex education and therefore could not teach it properly. Basically the article says that sex education is taboo and should not be talked about in catholic schools whatsoever.This article seemed a bit ridiculous to me. I find it hard to believe mature men and women could not muster the "courage" to teach young people about the safe way to have sex. It struck me as funny reading that sex education was considered pornography in the late 20's and early 30's. It is clear that this is an opinion piece due to its extremely biased conclusion. However, I did find the information presented, even though biased, very useful because I provided a real side to what people think about sex education.
Sex Education in America[4]
This article basically explains the different types of sex education out there and gives statistics about what percentage of Americans think about the different types of sex education. This article was written from the data obtained by a survey. There are other findings from the survey further in the article covering such topics as the way abstinence is broadly viewed, whether girls or boys are more prepared for sexual issues, and the issue of a double standard between boys and girls when it comes to waiting for sex.I found this article very helpful. It was written from data collected from a survey put out by NPR. I found it interesting that the majority of people polled thought there should be an abstinence plus program- where students are taught abstinence but also about contraception- or a regular sex education class teaching about contraception and safe ways to go about having sex. It was a very informative article that gave me a lot of background information about sex education in American schools.
Sex Education in Schools: What is Your Teen Taught about Sex at School?[5]
This article was what came up when you type 'sex education in school' into Google. It is information that most parents would stumble upon. The article addresses exactly what it says in the title, what teens are taught about sex in school. It goes on to mention the different types of sex education, focusing on basic sex education and the abstinence-until-married program. It goes into detail explaining both types thoroughly. Overall the article is brief but effective.I found this article useful because it provided an example of what parents could be reading. It does a good job of describing the two chosen programs of sex education, however it doesn't touch upon the other programs that could be taught. I think it does a good explaining the two but leaves readers misinformed about how many types of sex education are out there.
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